EP3330004A1 - Accelerator disc for a centrifugal separator - Google Patents

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EP3330004A1
EP3330004A1 EP16201461.7A EP16201461A EP3330004A1 EP 3330004 A1 EP3330004 A1 EP 3330004A1 EP 16201461 A EP16201461 A EP 16201461A EP 3330004 A1 EP3330004 A1 EP 3330004A1
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Daniele Casa
Damon Cecchellero
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B04—CENTRIFUGAL APPARATUS OR MACHINES FOR CARRYING-OUT PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES
    • B04B—CENTRIFUGES
    • B04B7/00—Elements of centrifuges
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B04—CENTRIFUGAL APPARATUS OR MACHINES FOR CARRYING-OUT PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES
    • B04B—CENTRIFUGES
    • B04B1/00—Centrifuges with rotary bowls provided with solid jackets for separating predominantly liquid mixtures with or without solid particles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B04—CENTRIFUGAL APPARATUS OR MACHINES FOR CARRYING-OUT PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES
    • B04B—CENTRIFUGES
    • B04B1/00—Centrifuges with rotary bowls provided with solid jackets for separating predominantly liquid mixtures with or without solid particles
    • B04B1/04—Centrifuges with rotary bowls provided with solid jackets for separating predominantly liquid mixtures with or without solid particles with inserted separating walls
    • B04B1/08—Centrifuges with rotary bowls provided with solid jackets for separating predominantly liquid mixtures with or without solid particles with inserted separating walls of conical shape
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B04—CENTRIFUGAL APPARATUS OR MACHINES FOR CARRYING-OUT PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES
    • B04B—CENTRIFUGES
    • B04B11/00—Feeding, charging, or discharging bowls
    • B04B11/06—Arrangement of distributors or collectors in centrifuges
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B04—CENTRIFUGAL APPARATUS OR MACHINES FOR CARRYING-OUT PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES
    • B04B—CENTRIFUGES
    • B04B7/00—Elements of centrifuges
    • B04B7/08—Rotary bowls
    • B04B7/12—Inserts, e.g. armouring plates
    • B04B7/14—Inserts, e.g. armouring plates for separating walls of conical shape

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  • the invention relates to an accelerator disc for a centrifugal separator.
  • the invention also relates to a centrifugal separator using such accelerator disc.
  • a centrifugal separator consists of a feed pipe for the suspension or solid/liquid mixture. This mixture is directed to a so called accelerator disc which directs the mixture into the rotating bowl. While the feed pipe is stationary the accelerator or accelerator disc and the bowl rotate normally at a speed of up to 15,000 rpm. In the disc stack, which is also rotating, the mixture is separated into a light fraction, a heavy fraction and a solid fraction. The whole fraction is transported by a feed pipe into the accelerator. The light and heavy fraction are separated and moved through the accelerator by the centripetal pumps to the outlet.
  • the solid fraction will be discharged from the periphery of the bowl at regular time intervals.
  • the heavy and light fraction is transported by the centripetal pumps through channels in the rotating shaft upwards and discharged through a discharge pipe.
  • the heavy fraction is discharged through nozzles in the wall of the bowl in case of a nozzle separator. Due to the rotation the light fraction concentrates in the centre and the heavy fraction is sent to the circumference.
  • Accelerator discs are used in the state of the art to distribute the flow of suspension or a mixture to the filtering area like a stack of filter discs.
  • the goal of the invention is thus to eliminate the drawbacks of the state of the art and provide an accelerator disc for a centrifugal separator with reduced energy consumption. This is achieved by the fact that the blades of the accelerator disc are bent. With such configuration the flow can be directed to the space for the nozzles in the centrifugal separator bowl already in an optimal manner.
  • a further favourable embodiment of the invention is characterized in that the blades are bent in the counter direction of rotation. This allows to use the energy of the flow without any slowing down and thus reducing the necessary energy for the transport of the suspension or mixture. This is especially of use with suspensions with high specific gravity of e.g. up to 2.0 g/l (kg/m 3 ).
  • Another advantageous embodiment of the invention is characterized by additional blades extending only along a part of the surface and being arranged between blades extending along the whole surface, whereby the additional blades extending only along a part of the surface may have a wider profile than the blades extending along the whole surface.
  • the invention is also related to a centrifugal separator and especially a centrifugal nozzle separator. According to the invention it is characterized in that it is provided with an accelerator disc described above.
  • Fig. 1 shows a nozzle separator 1 with a feed pipe 2 for the feed of the solid/liquid mixture.
  • This mixture is directed to a so called accelerator or accelerator disc 3 which directs the mixture into the rotating drum or bowl 4.
  • the mixture is separated into a light fraction which is discharged through discharge pipe 6 and a heavy fraction which is discharged through nozzles, continuously in a nozzle separator, intermittently in a separator.
  • the suspension or mixture is introduced into the centrifugal separator 1 through feed pipe 2 which is arranged in the hollow shaft of the distributor 7 also carrying the disc stacks, where the light fraction is pumped upwards through a channel in the distributor 7 by a centripetal pump 8 to the discharge pipe 6.
  • the feed pipe 2 extends from the top of the separator 1 through the stack of filter discs 5 and the opening 9 of the feed pipe 2 is directed to the accelerator disc 3 of the separator bowl 4.
  • the accelerator disc 3 is fixed to the separator bowl 4 and rotates with it. Also the disc stack 5 is rotating, while the feed pipe 2 is stationary.
  • Fig. 2 shows an accelerator disc 3 according to the invention in 3D view.
  • blades 10 which are slightly bent in direction against the direction of rotation 12.
  • shorter blades 11 reaching to the end of the flow passage 13 dividing this passage 13 for better directing the suspension or mixture to the area of separation and further to the nozzles of a nozzle separator.
  • the additional shorter blades 11 extend only along a part of the height of the cone-shaped shell and are arranged between blades 10 which extend along the whole height of the cone-shaped shell.
  • additional shorter blades 11 have a wider profile than the blades 10 extending along the whole height of the cone-shaped shell.
  • Fig. 3 a cross section of an accelerator disc 3 according to the invention is shown. This part is similar to the part in Fig. 1 . From Fig. 1 it can be seen that the flow 13 of the suspension or mixture coming from the feed pipe 2 is directed to the top of the accelerator disc 3. If the flow has already a component in radial and in tangential direction by a special feed pipe with spiral grooves, the energy consumption can be reduced essentially.
  • Fig. 4 shows best the fact of the bent blades 10 but also bent blades 11 as top view.
  • the number of blades 10 and 11 depends on the whole outer diameter and also on the throughput and rotational speed of the bowl 4 (together with the accelerator disc 3 and disc stack 5) which may be up to 15,000 rpm but even more in special cases. It can go up to 50 blades.

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Abstract

The invention relates to an accelerator disc (3) for a centrifugal separator (1), especially centrifugal nozzle separator, containing blades (10, 11) mounted on the cone-shaped shell. It is mainly characterised in that the blades (10, 11) are bent. With such configuration the flow can be directed to the space for the nozzles in the centrifugal separator bowl (4) already in an optimal manner.

Description

  • The invention relates to an accelerator disc for a centrifugal separator. The invention also relates to a centrifugal separator using such accelerator disc.
  • A centrifugal separator consists of a feed pipe for the suspension or solid/liquid mixture. This mixture is directed to a so called accelerator disc which directs the mixture into the rotating bowl. While the feed pipe is stationary the accelerator or accelerator disc and the bowl rotate normally at a speed of up to 15,000 rpm. In the disc stack, which is also rotating, the mixture is separated into a light fraction, a heavy fraction and a solid fraction. The whole fraction is transported by a feed pipe into the accelerator. The light and heavy fraction are separated and moved through the accelerator by the centripetal pumps to the outlet.
  • The solid fraction will be discharged from the periphery of the bowl at regular time intervals.
  • The heavy and light fraction is transported by the centripetal pumps through channels in the rotating shaft upwards and discharged through a discharge pipe. The heavy fraction is discharged through nozzles in the wall of the bowl in case of a nozzle separator. Due to the rotation the light fraction concentrates in the centre and the heavy fraction is sent to the circumference.
  • Accelerator discs are used in the state of the art to distribute the flow of suspension or a mixture to the filtering area like a stack of filter discs. The goal of the invention is thus to eliminate the drawbacks of the state of the art and provide an accelerator disc for a centrifugal separator with reduced energy consumption. This is achieved by the fact that the blades of the accelerator disc are bent. With such configuration the flow can be directed to the space for the nozzles in the centrifugal separator bowl already in an optimal manner.
  • A further favourable embodiment of the invention is characterized in that the blades are bent in the counter direction of rotation. This allows to use the energy of the flow without any slowing down and thus reducing the necessary energy for the transport of the suspension or mixture. This is especially of use with suspensions with high specific gravity of e.g. up to 2.0 g/l (kg/m3).
  • Another advantageous embodiment of the invention is characterized by additional blades extending only along a part of the surface and being arranged between blades extending along the whole surface, whereby the additional blades extending only along a part of the surface may have a wider profile than the blades extending along the whole surface. These additional blades allow the distribution and transport of a considerable big amount of suspension and thus the throughput can be increased considerably.
  • The invention is also related to a centrifugal separator and especially a centrifugal nozzle separator. According to the invention it is characterized in that it is provided with an accelerator disc described above.
  • The invention is now described in detail with regard to the drawings where
    • Fig. 1 shows a section of a centrifugal separator, especially a centrifugal nozzle separator,
    • where the invention is used,
    • Fig. 2 shows an accelerator disc according to the invention in 3D view,
    • Fig. 3 shows a cross section of an accelerator disc according to the invention and
    • Fig. 4 shows a top view of an accelerator disc according to the invention.
  • Fig. 1 shows a nozzle separator 1 with a feed pipe 2 for the feed of the solid/liquid mixture. This mixture is directed to a so called accelerator or accelerator disc 3 which directs the mixture into the rotating drum or bowl 4. In the disc stack 5 the mixture is separated into a light fraction which is discharged through discharge pipe 6 and a heavy fraction which is discharged through nozzles, continuously in a nozzle separator, intermittently in a separator.
  • Due to the rotation the light fraction concentrates in the centre and the heavy fraction is sent to the circumference. The suspension or mixture is introduced into the centrifugal separator 1 through feed pipe 2 which is arranged in the hollow shaft of the distributor 7 also carrying the disc stacks, where the light fraction is pumped upwards through a channel in the distributor 7 by a centripetal pump 8 to the discharge pipe 6. The feed pipe 2 extends from the top of the separator 1 through the stack of filter discs 5 and the opening 9 of the feed pipe 2 is directed to the accelerator disc 3 of the separator bowl 4. The accelerator disc 3 is fixed to the separator bowl 4 and rotates with it. Also the disc stack 5 is rotating, while the feed pipe 2 is stationary.
  • Fig. 2 shows an accelerator disc 3 according to the invention in 3D view. Along the cone-shaped shell there are arranged blades 10 which are slightly bent in direction against the direction of rotation 12. Between such blades 10 are shorter blades 11 reaching to the end of the flow passage 13 dividing this passage 13 for better directing the suspension or mixture to the area of separation and further to the nozzles of a nozzle separator. To stabilize the shorter blades 11 they have a wider profile than the longer blades 10. The additional shorter blades 11 extend only along a part of the height of the cone-shaped shell and are arranged between blades 10 which extend along the whole height of the cone-shaped shell.
  • Further the additional shorter blades 11 have a wider profile than the blades 10 extending along the whole height of the cone-shaped shell.
  • In Fig. 3 a cross section of an accelerator disc 3 according to the invention is shown. This part is similar to the part in Fig. 1. From Fig. 1 it can be seen that the flow 13 of the suspension or mixture coming from the feed pipe 2 is directed to the top of the accelerator disc 3. If the flow has already a component in radial and in tangential direction by a special feed pipe with spiral grooves, the energy consumption can be reduced essentially.
  • Fig. 4 shows best the fact of the bent blades 10 but also bent blades 11 as top view. The number of blades 10 and 11 depends on the whole outer diameter and also on the throughput and rotational speed of the bowl 4 (together with the accelerator disc 3 and disc stack 5) which may be up to 15,000 rpm but even more in special cases. It can go up to 50 blades.
  • Although the present disclosure has been described and illustrated in detail, it is to be clearly understood that this is done by way of example and not limitation. So the angle of bending can be quite different for the material to be treated and the concentration of the suspension or mixture.

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  1. Accelerator disc for a centrifugal separator, especially centrifugal nozzle separator, containing blades mounted on the cone-shaped shell of the accelerator disc (3), characterised in that the blades (10, 11) are bent.
  2. Accelerator disc according to claim 1, characterized in that the blades (10, 11) are bent in the counter direction of rotation.
  3. Accelerator disc according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by additional blades (11) extending only along a part of the height of the cone-shaped shell and being arranged between blades (10) extending along the whole height of the cone-shaped shell.
  4. Accelerator disc according to claim 3, characterized by the additional blades (11) extending only along a part of the height of the cone-shaped shell having a wider profile than the blades (10) extending along the whole height of the cone-shaped shell.
  5. Accelerator disc according to any of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it contains up to 50 blades (10, 11).
  6. Centrifugal separator, especially centrifugal nozzle separator, characterized in that it is provided with an accelerator disc (3) according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
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BR102017024593-4A BR102017024593A2 (en) 2016-11-30 2017-11-16 throttle disc to a disc cylinder separator
CN201711209784.9A CN108187924B (en) 2016-11-30 2017-11-28 Accelerator plate for a disk stack separator
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